Football: Cyclones get third commitment in three days, add verbal from Anthony Johnson Jr.

Friday

May 19, 2017 at 3:09 PM

Johnson Jr. is a three-star corner from Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Joseph HoytStaff Writerjhoyt@amestrib.com

Make it three.

On Friday, for the third day in a row, the Cyclones received a verbal commitment, adding cornerback Anthony Johnson Jr. to their 2018 recruiting class.

"Very excited and blessed to commit to Iowa State University where excellence meets greatness," Johnson tweeted from his personal account.

Johnson joins wide receiver C.J. Bolar, who committed on Wednesday, and Trevor Downing, a Creston offensive lineman who traveled to Ames to commit in person on Thursday. ISU now has eight pledges in the 2018 recruiting class, bumping them up to the 33rd-ranked class in the country, according to 247Sports.

Johnson, a 6-foot-1, 165-pound prospect, is rated by 247Sports as the 100th best cornerback in the country and the 159th best player in Florida. He also appears to be a very confident player. His personal Twitter account says his location is "Johnson's Island." The Tampa Bay Times wrote a story headlined, "Anthony Johnson's motor, and mouth, never stop running."

"I tell him to shut up sometimes just because he gets on my nerves," St. Petersberg coach Joe Fabrizio told the Tampa Bay Times. "I don't mind him talking, as long as it's not something negative to the other bench. He's just a jovial kid. You definitely know he's around."

ISU has made Florida a corner pipeline. Johnson is the third corner commitment the Cyclones have got in the last two years from The Sunshine State, joining Datrone Young (Delray Beach, Florida) and O.J. Tucker (Vanguard, Florida).